State-of-the-Art Computer Vision Technologies

Have you experienced being poked several times for your nurse to find your vein for an IV insertion?

Blood collection from children is an extremely difficult task because of their thick skin. The VeinViewer by Luminetx® can help. The VeinViewer utilizes near infrared (NIR) imaging and image processing technologies to assist health care professionals to find veins easier.

Infrared light source – The light source emits a harmless, near-infrared light reflected back to the surface from the tissue surrounding the vein, while no light is reflected back from the blood inside the vessel. (Blood in the veins contains deoxygenated hemoglobin. When exposed to near infrared (NIR) light the veins’ de-oxy hemoglobin absorbs NIR while surrounding tissue reflects it. This contrast in light yields the vein image.)